More people than ever before are considering weight loss surgery as an option to returning to a healthy weight and eliminating obesity related health issues. The diet for gastric bypass is going to be part of your life for at least the next 2 months and some parts of this diet will be part of how you live your life for the rest of your life.
The bariatric diet has four steps, but the most important step is step 2. The other steps are a natural progression of how you will be eating.
Step 1 is what is fed to you in the hospital. It is important to know that it is clear liquids, but it will be fed to you by the hospital dietician and as long as they are following the standard gastric bypass diet, you will eat what they put in front of you. At this point, you will not be eating much. As long as you take 2 to 3 sips every half hour, you will be fine.
Step 2 will be the first part of the diet that you will be eating when you return from the hospital. You should have shopped for these foods prior to you surgery. These foods can be bariatric protein shakes, baby food or strained and pureed foods. If you have to chew it, it is not step 2. I recommend protein shakes just because they are high in protein and they are easy to prepare. With the shakes, it is easy to track your calorie and protein intake. This step will last for 2-4 weeks following your weight loss surgery.
Moving to step 3 will be your most difficult transition. This step requires all foods to be chewed until they are completely liquid and this is something we are not used to doing. It is something you will have to make a conscious effort to do. You will introduce soft foods back into your diet, one at a time. I started with yogurt and scrambled eggs. Course meats, such as; beef and pork should be the last foods brought back into your diets. They should be cut into very small pieces and softened with broth in the early stages. I followed this diet for the first three months following my surgery.
Four years later, there is nothing I cannot eat. So, it all comes back to making healthy food choices and doing what you know is right, like exercising regularly.
Gastric bypass surgery can give you a new lease on life, but remember it is a tool. It is ultimately up to you to make that tool work to your advantage.
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